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In this short video I show how I cut a clean mortise entirely by hand using a chisel and wooden mallet. You can follow each ...

A chisel is one of the most utilitarian and oldest hand tools for woodworking. And a good wood chisel, in particular, has sharp beveled cutting edges, holds those edges well, sharpens easily, and ...

Simple mortise-and-tenon joints that meet at right angles can be made satisfactorily with power tools, but the ability to cut a mortise and tenon by hand opens up a much wider range of applications ...

A set of chisels I bought at a sale on the East Coast came home to me a few months ago after they were sent “out West” someplace to be properly sharpened. A dull chisel is a troubling thing. “Be ...

When it comes to chainsaws, not all chains are built the same, and the full chisel chain is one of the more aggressive options in the toolbox. If you've ever wondered why some chainsaws tear through ...